Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University — 5401 Cass Ave, Detroit, MI 48202
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African Americans and the UAW
Posted February 22nd, 2013 by mosmith
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- African American labor union members
- African Americans
- African Americans--Michigan--Detroit--History--20th century
- African labor leaders
- Anti-apartheid movements
- Automobile industry workers
- Bieber, Owen
- Civil rights--America
- Coalition of Black Trade Unionists (U.S.)
- Crockett, George W.
- Desegregation
- Desegregation
- Detroit (Mich.)
- Detroit--politics and government
- Detroit--race relations
- Dodge Revolutionary Union Movement
- Ford Motor Company
- Ford Rouge Plant
- Fraser, Douglas A. (Douglas Andrew), 1916-2008
- Integration
- Labor
- Lucy, William
- Mandela, Nelson, 1918-2013
- Michigan--History
- Race relations
- Reuther, Walter, 1907-1970
- Sheffield, Horace
- UAW
- UAW
- UAW Ford Local 600
- Walter P. Reuther Library
- Woodcock, Leonard
- Young, Coleman A.
The Reuther Library celebrates African American History Month with a brief review of the important role that African Americans have played in the formation and growth of the United Automobile Workers of America (UAW), one of the most powerful unions in American history, and the influence of black UAW members within the polity of Detroit. read more »
Now Accepting - Applications for the 2026 Sam Fishman Research Travel Grant
Posted February 25th, 2026 by krouan
The Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs is now accepting applications for the 2026 Sam Fishman Research Travel Grant. The program provides research grants of up to $1,000 to support faculty, students, independent researchers, and union members to defray travel, lodging, food, and other costs to conduct research in the Reuther's extensive labor collections. The award is named in honor of Sam Fishman, a former UAW and Michigan AFL-CIO leader and grants are only given in support of projects relating to labor history.
Applications are due March 30, 2026.
For more information, please visit our Scholarships page.
[Podcast] The Radical Fund: How a Band of Visionaries and a Million Dollars Upended America
Posted February 6th, 2026 by teller
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John Fabian Witt recounts how in the 1920s and 1930s Charles Garland donated his million-dollar inheritance to the American Fund for Public Service, or Garland Fund, to support progressive causes and organizations he believed could challenge inequality and reshape capitalism and democracy in America. read more »
Digital Collection Announcement: Detroit Metro Times (1980-1995)
Posted January 30th, 2026 by pneirink
The Walter P. Reuther Library and the Wayne State University Library System are pleased to announce a recently launched digital collection. Taken from a series of the presently unprocessed Ron Williams Papers, this online resource spans back issues of the Detroit Metro Times from its inception in October 1980 through late September 1995.
Please enjoy this resource on our Digital Collections platform, which is available now at this web address: https://wayne.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/metrotimes read more »
